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In a significant development in the long-running legal battle between Apple and Epic Games, the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Apple’s bid to pause proceedings over the commissions it charges developers for sales made outside the App Store. Justice Elena Kagan on Thursday denied Apple’s request for a stay, allowing the lower court to move forward with determining a permissible commission rate…

Apple’s current Apple TV 4K and its Siri Remote Apple’s Apple TV 4K has gone nearly four years without a hardware update; the third-generation model debuted in October 2022 with an A15 Bionic chip. Reliable reports now indicate a refreshed version is nearly ready and expected this fall (most likely September or October), timed to coincide with Apple’s broader Apple Intelligence and Siri AI…

Apple’s budget-friendly MacBook Neo has been a hit since its March 2026 launch, but the biggest complaint from many users centers on its 8GB of unified memory. According to recent reports from Bloomberg News’ Mark Gurman and other sources, the MacBook Neo 2 — or MacBook Neo (2027) is expected to address that limitation head-on by sporting 12GB of memory. The current MacBook Neo relies on a binned…

The fourth season of “Ted Lasso” premiered Wednesday, August 5th on Apple TV. Despite a less than stellar critical reception, “Ted Lasso” has made a triumphant return. The season 4 premiere drew 296.6 million viewing minutes in the U.S. over its August 4-5 launch window, according to Nielsen data, making it the most-streamed program on August 5th and Apple TV’s biggest premiere ever. Katie…

Apple’s new Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston gives small- and medium-sized businesses direct experience with state-of-the-art equipment, interactive labs, and tools they need to accelerate innovation. Apple on Thursday opened its new Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC) in Houston. The center offers free training and educational sessions for small- and medium-sized businesses, giving them…

Apple has officially begun allowing businesses in the United States and Canada to purchase advertising placements in Apple Maps, marking the long-anticipated commercial launch of “Ads on Maps.” The rollout, which started Friday, August 14, 2026, fulfills the company’s March announcement that paid ads would arrive in the navigation app “this summer.” Businesses can now buy media through the Apple…

In a significant strategic shift, Apple has trained its own large language model tailored specifically for the Chinese market, working closely with Alibaba, <Reuters reports/a> citing sources familiar with the matter. The move marks a departure from the company’s previous approach of relying primarily on third-party Chinese models to power generative AI features on devices sold in the…

Apple’s seminal iPhone X Apple has updated its lists of vintage and obsolete products, moving the iPhone X and the 15-inch 2018 MacBook Pro into the obsolete category. The change means the company will no longer provide any hardware service for these devices, and authorized service providers can no longer order parts for them. Apple classifies products as obsolete more than seven years after it…

Amy Sedaris Amy Sedaris is the latest addition to the Apple TV comedy series “Protective Custody,” Variety reports. Sedaris will star alongside previously announced series lead Ben Stiller as well as fellow cast member Benicio Del Toro. Joe Ottorson for Variety: ‎ The logline for the show states that it will follow “a disgraced financier (Stiller) accused of massive fraud who is thrown into…

Apple TV has expanded its streaming catalog with a selection of popular classic and mainstream Hollywood movies, available to subscribers at no additional charge. The move complements the service’s library of original programming and gives users more familiar titles to watch without renting or buying separately. The additions appear under a new “Great Movies Available Now on Apple TV” (or…

Leaked screen protectors for foldable ‘iPhone Ultra’ (image via Ice Universe) Leaked screen protectors for Apple’s rumored foldable “iPhone Ultra” have surfaced, offering one of the clearest looks yet at the device’s distinctive front design. Shared this week by the leaker known as Ice Universe, the accessories and accompanying hands-on video highlight asymmetric corners and a single punch-hole…

Dan Riccio Formlabs, the world’s largest supplier of professional SLA and SLS 3D printing systems, announced on August 12, 2026, that Dan Riccio, 62, Apple’s former Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, has joined the company as a strategic advisor and personal investor. Riccio, who spent more than two decades at Apple, will advise Formlabs’ leadership on product development, design…

At WWDC26, Apple unveiled the next generation of Apple Intelligence, Siri AI, powerful parental controls, and an expansive set of software improvements across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS, and tvOS. Apple’s next major Apple Watch software update, watchOS 27, will introduce two brand-new apps that expand how users interact with Siri and locate people, devices, and items directly from…

Apple shares fell roughly 5% after the company reported fiscal third-quarter 2026 results on July 30, even though the numbers themselves were solid. Revenue rose 16% year over year to $109.4 billion and earnings per share jumped 29% to $2.02. The pullback stemmed mainly from weaker-than-expected guidance for the current quarter, driven by ongoing supply constraints. This kind of sharp…

U.S. Supreme Court The U.S. Supreme Court granted Apple a short-term halt in its ongoing antitrust fight with Epic Games on Wednesday, pausing lower-court proceedings for at least one day. Justice Elena Kagan issued an administrative stay that temporarily freezes action in a California trial court. The order gives the high court additional time to review Apple’s request for a longer pause on…

The fourth season of “Ted Lasso” premiered Wednesday, August 5 on Apple TV. In the New York Magazine review of the soft-reboot fourth season of “Ted Lasso,” critic Nicholas Quah argues that Apple TV’s return of Jason Sudeikis’ relentlessly optimistic coach feels forced and stuck in purgatory. After undercutting Ted’s happy Kansas ending to bring him back to coach AFC Richmond’s new women’s team,…

Jennifer Bailey Apple’s longtime executive overseeing Apple Pay and Wallet services, Jennifer Bailey, is retiring after more than two decades with the company, according to Bloomberg News’ Mark Gurman. Bailey, who has served as vice president of Apple Pay since the service’s launch in 2014, will leave in October. Apple services chief Eddy Cue announced the departure in a staff memo seen by…